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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moby - Flower. Bjorn Helgi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
41 - 16 - 0 |
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180 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nowacki throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Nowacki misses.
Helgi walks into a left hand.
Nowacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helgi.
A jab from Helgi misses.
Nowacki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nowacki lands with a nice body punch.
Helgi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Helgi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nowacki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Helgi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowacki.
Nowacki keeps Helgi at a distance using the push kick.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nowacki throws a body kick that misses.
Helgi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nowacki. Nowacki obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki gets tackled into the cage by Helgi. Helgi maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Helgi takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Nowacki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helgi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Nowacki on the inside.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Helgi avoids the elbow strike from Nowacki, against the cage.
Helgi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nowacki misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nowacki throws an elbow that misses.
Nowacki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi takes an elbow to the temple.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
Nowacki digs a right hand into Helgi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Helgi's gas tank.
Helgi blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Come on Helgi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Nowacki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that Helgi shrugs off.
Nowacki scores with a shot to the side of Helgi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Nowacki avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Nowacki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjorn Helgi's cut is getting worse.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Nowacki avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki throws an elbow that misses.
Helgi misses with some punches.
Nowacki misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helgi.
Nowacki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
Nice elbow from Nowacki.
Helgi blocks the elbow strike.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
Nowacki lands an uppercut.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowacki controls his hands.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Nowacki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki misses with a knee to the head.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Nowacki controls the action.
Helgi working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but Helgi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowacki pushes Helgi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helgi takes an elbow to the temple.
Nowacki blocks a body shot from Helgi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Helgi misses with some punches.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Nowacki prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Helgi - that landed with a thud.
Nowacki struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Nowacki throws a head punch that misses.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Helgi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helgi.
Nowacki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowacki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a sloppy head kick and Helgi moves out of range easily.
Nowacki wants to clinch but Helgi slips to the side
and Nowacki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helgi jabs Nowacki right on the nose. Nowacki blinks but takes it well.
Helgi wants to clinch
enabling Nowacki to counter with a crisp jab.
Helgi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nowacki is rocked!
Helgi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nowacki looks for the body kick but Helgi saw that one coming.
Nowacki is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi tries to clinch but Nowacki is having none of it.
Nowacki tries to work over Helgi's front leg with a kick but Helgi checks it.
Nowacki seems to have recovered his senses.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helgi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowacki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helgi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nowacki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helgi misses with a left hand
and Nowacki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowacki cracks Helgi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helgi, right into the meat.
Nowacki misses with a hook.
Helgi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Helgi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Nowacki as he connects with a hook.
Nowacki gets a clinch.
Helgi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Helgi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bjorn Helgi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Helgi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
Helgi blocks an elbow strike.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nowacki.
Helgi blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nowacki.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nowacki pushes Helgi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helgi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Nowacki back against the cage.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
Good body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helgi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Helgi lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Helgi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nowacki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nowacki lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Nowacki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helgi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
Nowacki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nowacki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Nowacki.
Nowacki trying to land knees to the body.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body.
Nowacki is breathing heavily.
Nowacki controlling the action here for a moment.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helgi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowacki misses with an elbow over the top.
Helgi is leaning against Nowacki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowacki tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nowacki can't get the takedown.
Helgi lands a body shot.
Nowacki blocking some punches.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowacki or not.
Helgi blocks the elbow strike.
Helgi dodges an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Jeez, Bjorn Helgi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nowacki stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki misses with some punches.
Helgi blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nowacki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Helgi.
Nowacki misses with a looping right.
Helgi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Helgi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nowacki moves forwards but Helgi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Helgi wants to land a leg kick but Nowacki is out of range.
Helgi slips under a jab.
Helgi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowacki.
Helgi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Helgi moves in looking to clinch but Nowacki pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nowacki is looking to score with low kicks.
Helgi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nowacki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowacki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Nowacki tenderised Helgi's leg. Helgi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a looping overhand right but Helgi ducks down to avoid it.
Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helgi.
Nowacki throws a right and a left that Helgi avoids nicely.
Nowacki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowacki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helgi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nowacki slips a jab from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi lands a jab.
Nowacki darts in trying to clinch
and Helgi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowacki throws a leg kick that misses.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi throws an overhand right that drops Nowacki like a sack of potatoes! Helgi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Bjorn Helgi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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